Churn.



J. J. OUTLAW.

CHURN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR). 1915.

Patented {71111027, 1916.

JESSE J. OUTLAW, 0F MOUNT OLIVE, NORTH CAROLINA.

OHUBN.

Application filed March 20, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JESSE J. OUTLAW, acitizen of the United States,.residing at Mount Olive, in the county ofWayne and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Churns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to churns which operate by shaking or agitatingthe receptacle containing the milk, no dasher being employed.

The invention has for its object to provide a simple and highlyefficient churn of the kind stated, characterized by novel and improvedmeans for supporting the receptacle and for agitating the same.

lVith the herein stated objects in view, the invention consists in acombination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described andclaimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure1 is a plan view of the churn, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereofpartly in section.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes a suitable basecarrying at one end stands (3 supporting bearings 7 in which ahorizontal shaft 8 is journaled. On this shaft is a crank handle 9 foroperating the same, and a spur gear 10 which is in mesh with a pinion 11on a countershaft 12 journaled in bearings 13 on the stands 6, saidcountershaft having a crank 14 intermediateits end, and at one end abalance wheel 15.

To the crank 14 is connected one end. of an oscillatory receptaclecarrier comprising a pitman having supporting means for the milk orcream receptacle 16. The pitman has a strap 17 at one end suitablyconnected to the crank, and the other end of the pitman is pivotallyconnected at 18 to a yoke or lever 19 pivoted at 20 to 'a suitablesupport 21 mounted on the base 5. The lever 19 swings back and forth inthe same direction the pitman travels, and by providing the swingingsupport for the pitman, the latter has, in addition to its reciprocatorymotion, a rising and falling motion. Thus it will be seen that thereceptacle carried by the pitman is shaken back and forth and also upand down with an endwise tiltlng motion. This motion results in a rapidseparation of the butter globules from the milk so that butter isquickly obtained. The receptacle may be an ordinary glass fruit jarSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2'7, 1916.

Serial No. 15,839.

as shown, provided with the usual screw cap 22 for closing the same.

The means for fastening the receptacle 16 down on the pitman comprisethe following parts: Intermediate its ends, the pitman has a downwardlyoffset portion 23 of a length sufiicient to accommodate the receptacle,the same seating in the offset. Intermediate the ends of the ofiset, andat one end thereof, are secured semicircular bands 24 and 25 formingseats in which the receptacle is placed, and engaging the sides thereof.The receptacle is so placed in the offset that its bottom abuts againsta cross bar 26 connecting the band 25, and this end of the offsetcarries an upstanding spring finger 27 having a bend 28 at its free endwhich snaps over the adjacent end of the receptacle. At the opposite endof the offset is pivoted, as indicated at 29, a lever 30 carrying a cap31 which fits over the cap 22 closing the receptacle. Inside the cap 31is mounted a washer 32 of leather or rubber to provide a cushion. Thepitman also carries a guide 33 having a slot 34L through which the lever30 passes, and the lever carries a pivoted latch 35 adapted to seatagainst one end of the slot when the cap is in place and thus lock thelever. When the lever is swung forward to place the cap in holdingposition, as shown in the drawing, and the lever is locked, thereceptacle is securely clamped to the pitman, the bend 28 preventing itfrom slipping up at the rear end and the cap 31 at the forward end,whereas sidewise dis placement is prevented by the seats 24 and 25. Uponunlocking the lever and swinging the same back to remove the cap, thereceptacle is free to be removed from the pitman. It will therefore beseen that the receptacle is securely mounted in place on the pitman, andit can be easily and quickly applied thereto and removed.

The pitman derives motion from the crank shaft 12 to which it isconnected, and said shaft is driven from the shaft 8 through the gears10 and 11, the shaft 8 being operated by the crank handle 9.

I claim:

1. A churn comprising an oscillatory receptacle carrier engageable byone end of the churnreceptacle, a pivoted holding member engageable withthe other endv of the receptacle, means for locking said member, andmeans for operating the carrier.

2. A churn comprising an oscillatory receptacle carrier, an abutment onthe carrier engageable by one end of the churn-receptacle, a pivotedlever on the carrier, a cap carried by the lever and adapted to engageover the end of the receptacle opposite the end which engages theabutment, means for locking the lever, and means for operating thecarrier.

3. A churn comprising an oscillatory receptacle carrier, an abutment 011the carrier engageable by one end of the churn-receptacle, a pivotedlever 011 the carrier, a cap carried by the lever and adapted to engageover the end of the receptacle opposite the end which engages theabutment, a guide on ii the carrier for the lever, a latch carried bythe lever and engageable with the guide for locking the lever, and meansfor operating the carrier.

In testimony whereof I affix my sign'a- 2 ture in presence oftwoWitnesses.

JESSEJ: OUTLAW! Witnesses Gr. W. SMITH, l n AL ERT'S. GRADY.

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